Hi Bird man! Looks like everything is in order, sir. Good work!
Oh, the annual dinner dance…haha! I feel you’re pain. I have no idea why we sportsmen and women can’t just keep our drinking at a minimum. Play hard, party hard, I guess. My team is the same. And worse, we have a brother team that we go out with (we share the same pub as a sponsor) and it always turns into a messy debacle. Altho always a good time!
And yes, our team is plagued by the same hangover issues as yours. Half the team shows up hungover, the other half still drunk. We’ve had players walk to the line to puke, then get right back into the game! Then there’s me, holding it all together
Sorry for you recent game loss - meh! What are you thinking, switching teams? How long have you been playing with this team? Do you think you’ll see improvement in the next season? Sometimes it makes sense to ride it out, especially if you see that there’s a group of players that click on the field…
Maschy- Good to see you back in the bird cage! Im not sure about my future yet. I dont think Im in the right frame of mind to decide at the moment. Im need a holiday which is long over due, but things have been busy for me.
Yesterday;
Foam rolling and mobility work, including the wall hip flexor stretch
Standing barbell military press;
Warm up sets;
10 x 110 lbs
8 x 132 lbs
5 x 132 lbs
Working sets;
5 x 148.5 lbs (x5) woo hooo!
Standing dumbell overhead press;
3 sets of 8 with 50 lbs dBs
Lateral raises
3 sets of 8 with 22 lbs dBs.
I then finished off with 3 rounds of supersetting 6 pull-ups with 30 second wall hand stand holds.
Today;
Foam rolling and mobility
I then had planned some ball work, but after 5 minutes of warming up with the ball I suffered a hayfever attack, sneezing like 10 times in 2 minutes. I kicked the ball in anger and called it a day. The pollen count must be high. Sounds stupid to cancel training due to hayfever, but it really pissed me off. And now Im all drowsy and grumpy thanks to the anti-histimines I have taken.
Hi gang,
Well today was leg day. Due to my recent back injury I dedcided to take it easy. The lower back is feeling better, but still not 100 percent.
Anyway this is the lowdown;
foam rolling and mobility work(including the wall hip flexor stretch)
squats;
10 x 88 lbs
10 x 132 lbs
10 x 176 lbs
10 x 198 lbs (x3)
3 sets of 8 reps of single leg leg press
supersetted 3 sets of 12 reps of leg extension machine and hamstring curl machine.
Hi Bird! Sorry to hear about the back issues and the allergies. UGH! I thought I had persistent allergies when we first moved to California. Drove me nuts so I went to see a specialist. It turned out to be a sinus infection/ and irritation caused from the smog (I worked in LA county and was commuting on the busy freeways everyday.) Anyway, it cleared up for me and I haven’t been troubled by allergy symptoms since.
And yay for being in like. I hope you meet someone nice.
That song you left on my log was super cool. Thank you!
Hey little ones,
Just an update on yesterdays proceedings;
Rotor cuff and general shoulder mobility/warm up.
Flat barbell bench;
warm up set;
10 x 110 lbs
10 x 110 lbs
8 x 154 lbs
5 x 198 lbs
working set;
5 x 220lbs (x5) (although in the last set I could only manage 4 reps, dam)
supersetted wide grip pull ups with close grip chin ups
7,7
5,5
5,5
supersetted dB bench press with dB incline bench
2 rounds of 10 reps of each using 50 lbs(need to increase this weight next time)
supersetted 3 rounds dB rows 10 reps at 71.5 lbs dB, with 7 bodyweight dips
3 sets of 10 body weight push ups
Wasnt feeling the groove during this session, but main thing is that I did it. Not feeling sore at all this morning either. Maybe I need to push myself a bit more or increase my rest period. I usually rest almost 2 minutes between each “big” lift and 1 minute and a half for the “smaller” lifts, is that too long?
Well today I did my pregame day stuff. Although today I did a shorter mobility session as I was short of time and feeling mobile enough anyway. Must be the temperature warming up.
Quick foam roll and a couple of mobility drills
30 minutes of ball work, including juggling, dribbling, and turning.
3 rounds of 7 normal grip pull ups, 12 leg raises, 10 reps of 33 lbs dB bicep curls each arm.
2 sets of 30 seconds of wall handstands.
Felt a bit “heavy” when doing the ball work, although Im feeling good and looking foward to tomorrows game.
Today was game day. Im getting sick of saying this, but we lost. As its the last few games of the season I think the team has pretty much given up. On a brighter note we had a pig and lamb on a spit for after the game and a few beers aswell. I think I restored my glycogen levels to maximal levels again.
Alexus- you reap what you sow. My team has not put in the hours at the training field and we dont really deserve to do better than we did. Im in a similiar position to you, I might be moving towns, and hence I would be changing teams and be starting a “new life”. Ive been doing the same thing for awhile now and feel that Im stuck in a bit of a rut.
Im not sure about the offseason yet. Last offseason I bulked and got huge, but this offseason I think I want to spend more time on my bike and maybe look into gymnastic like training, and still keep lifting ofcourse.
I havent talked to the girl yet. I think I will just stalk her for awhile.
Hi followers,
Update: well as the season is about to finish up, I think this little birdy is going to rest up for a bit. I will still be training and I will update, but it will be sporadic. Its time for birdy to recover, recoup, think about the next phase, drink some beer and chase some skirt.
Offseason training will start half way through Novemeber.
Hi kids,
As mentioned above my training for the next 2 months may seem a little all over the place, as I oganise a few things happening in my life.
Anyway today was leg day:
foam rolling and mobility work
Standing barbell lunges.
12 x bar
20 x 88 lbs (thats 10 reps for each leg)
20 x 132 lbs
20 x 154 lbs
20 x 154 lbs
20 x 176 lbs (form was terrible, but I did them)
leg press
3 sets of 12. (I think we had loaded the machine with 520 lbs)
Welcome to todays update. I missed this session last week, so some of you may notice I have back off the weight with the pressing.
Anyway, this is what happened;
20 minutes of light skill work with the ball
rotator cuff and shoulder warm up
Standing Military Presses;
warm up;
6 x 110 lbs
6 x 110 lbs
5 x 132 lbs
working set;
5 x 143 lbs (x5)
Standing dB overhead press
3 sets of 8 reps using 50 lbs dB’s
Standing lateral raises
3 sets of 8 reps using 22 lbs dB’s
In other news, today I ordered my first bun-less burger. Got some weird looks from my work mates, but I enjoyed it. Might try making some myself tomorrow.
Well today was a sunny day here in Oz-land, so I had decided to change my pregame routine. I usually dont ride my bike a day before the game, but due to it been such a nice day I couldnt help myself.
After some rolling and mobility work I jumped on my bike for the first time in about 2 months and went for a easy 30km ride. I have definately lost some bike fitness, but Im looking foward to returning to do some more Ks on the bike. Im hoping to ride 3 times a week once the soccer season is over. Although I will have to up the mobility work, as bike riders are notorious for tight hamstrings and hip flexors, and rounding backs due to riding position.
Tomorrows game is the second last game. Im going into the game with the aim of just having fun and enjoying myself.
And below is a picture of what my legs will look like by the end of summer.
Well today was game day, and suprise suprise, we lost. After the game we had a mini-meeting about next year, and we all took part in anoymnous vote of if we should train as a team twice a week next year. Ive always said that training once a week is not enough, especially the way we train aswell(no intensity). Not too sure of the results of the vote.
Anyway, Im going to go and eat some left over pizza and have a few beers. It has been a loooong week.
PM: Was meant to go to team soccer training, but that was cancelled due to too many injuries. I think that is a poor excuse. Might do some foam rolling a bit later, although Im feeling tied, an extra few hours of sleep tonight will go down well.
foam rolling and mobility work(this is getting easier thanks to the warmer weather!)
barbell back squats
10 x bar
10 x 88 lbs
8 x 132 lbs
6 x 176 lbs
6 x 198 lbs
6 x 220 lbs
working set;
6 x 142 lbs (x4) (with single leg hip extension activation in between sets, left leg only, trying to get the leg involved!!)
barbell standing lunges.
20 x 110 lbs
20 x 132 lbs
20 x 154 lbs
note: im a little pissed off that Im nearly benching the same weight I can squat, but I suppose that is what is expected after my back injury a few weeks ago. Realistically I want to be squatting 330 lbs. That is what I will most likely work on during the off-season.
PM
I usually do a sprint workout in the afternoon. I have decided to change my routine up a bit as I am trying to do most of my workouts in the morning now. I am also doing more conditioning work on the bike, so I dont want to burn myself with sprints.
First off…Awesome picture of those “legs” don;t have time to see who’s they are, but would like to know. Secondly “Bun-less Burgers” what’s your take? I do it all the time and find it pretty enjoyable. Not something to do in public though lol. Training’s looking good 5x232…nice.
